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can my doctor check for any type of cancer in a blood test ?

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There is no such tes: Blood tests are not diagnostic of cancer. But we have other means to make a diagnosis of cancer. Most of these include a visit to your doctor for physical examination and X-rays and scans. these are called Cancer Screening tests. Ask your doctor for cancer screening tests appropriate for your Age.

Question 2

is it possible to find lung cancer in a blood test?

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No: Unfortunately, there is no blood test to identify lung cancer.

Question 3

can a blood test detect cancer?

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Only a few cancers: Unfortunately, there are very few cancers that can be detected through blood tests. These include prostate cancer and leukemia.  Some other cancers have tumor marker tests, such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, and others but these are to monitor, not detect the cancer.

Question 4

can cancer show up in a blood test?

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Rarely: Unless it a blood cancer(leukemia) it is not likely to show up in the blood. Some of the chemicals produced by cancder (tumor markers) can show up in the blood test and thus can be an indicator for an internal cancer.

Question 5

is there a blood test to r/o cancer

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No.: There is no one blood test that screens for all cancers.  There are specific tests that can be used to monitor disease status in particular diagnoses such as psa for prostate cancer, ca125 for ovarian cancer or CEA for colon cancer, but these tests are not so good for screening a general population.  The concern with them is either lack of specificty or detection of lesions that are not risky.

Question 6

can cancer be picked up in a blood test?

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Not really.: There is no general blood test for cancer, although there are tumor markers such as psa, cea, etc that can be elevated in certain types of cancers.  An elevated psa, for instance, can indicate the presence of prostate cancer.

Question 7

is there a blood test to detect any/all cancers?

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Cancer screening: There are blood tests that can screen for certain types of cancer, but they do not necessarily prove that there is cancer, even if abnormal. You should discuss your concerns with your family physician to see IF there is a particular test that you might benefit from having done. There is no value in doing a routine series of tests if there is no indication that they are needed.

Question 8

how does a blood test show cancer in your blood?

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What blood test?: You can not see cancer on regular blood test. With a very sophisticated test like a flow cytometry for leukemia and lymphoma panel- sometimes you can detect population of abnormal leukemia cells or other blood cancer like lymphoma.

Question 9

what kind of blood test is there for cancer for women?

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Cancer test: There are many women cancers. Few of them which have blood tests are breast and ovarian. Tests are not too sensitive or specific for screening. Ca 125 test for ovarian cancer appears to be promising in 40 and above female in europian studies.

Question 10

in what way can a blood test show cancer in your blood?

Accepted Answer

If you have blood ca: Only various forms of blood cancer (i.e.: leukemia, lymphoma, etc.) would show up
in a regular cbc.

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